As someone who likes Jason Mraz and Jack Johnson, I thought to myself, what could go wrong with a long haired dude with a guitar? As it turns out, Andrew Reed is not really similar to those two artists. Andrew Reed is definitely a hippie, but an old-timey Americana one at that. With songs like "Carolina in the Morning," Reed offers a lamentation over a woman/state, accompanied by a gentle guitar strums and light percussion. Although an overall easy listening album, I did not particularly enjoy Andrew Reed's voice. It seemed a little too shaky and urgent.

Unfortunately, Culture II is not as great as Culture. While absolutely jam packed with new music, the new album did not live up to expectations. The album itself was a crazy 1 hour and 45 minutes in length, and its length contributed to its downfall. Sometimes it is best to just keep some ideas to oneself instead of trying to cram them all into one alub. Songs were too long and somewhat annoying, and after a hit like "Bad and Boujee," that still is a great bump, the tracks on Culture II were mostly disappointing and unoriginal.

Look out, French house! There is a brand new artist in town, and his name is Jean Tonique. On his debut album, the oxymoronically titled Well Mannered Frivolity,Tonique pushes the previously mentioned genre to its limits by taking different approaches to crafting his sound, and blending in other genres along the way. The result is a record that is enjoyable, and conveys a good deal of emotion.

From low, high, bright, and dark, the album "Voyager" by Vitalic has all of the vibes you could imagine. If you like diverse synth tunes and deeply energetic hits, this is an album for you. It especially pertains to those who enjoy the electro house and synth pop genres. This album has a track for every one of your playlists, it is very diverse. The majority "Voyaer" and its vibe is happy and smooth, with other tracks that branch off with smooth and dark EDM tracks. I have already recommended this album to friends of mine, a solid 8/10 rated

Suicidal Tendencies put out an EP called Get Your Fight On to precede their 13th studio album. It is 10 tracks long with only 3 songs being originals, 3 songs being covers or re-recordings, and the last four are different versions of the same song. Suicidal Tendencies are an 1980 thrash band from Venice, California. Starting with a bang and a Pepsi, Suicidal rocked the metal world and enraged hundreds of teenagers. I've always loved this band and found the band influential in many ways. While I'm excited for the upcoming album, I wasn't too enthused about this EP.

Hop Along is an indie-alternative band hailing from Pennsylvania with their third album, Bark Your Head Off, Dog. For starters lead singer Frances Quinlan has one of the most unique and mesmerizing voices that I have heard in a while. It has a certain raspiness to it that makes her vocal performance on this album vulnerable when it needs to be, and assertive and kick-ass when the time calls. Another aspect about her voice that I greatly appreciated was the fact that it never got to the point of absurdity.

Uranium Club is a punk band from Minnesota and they bring a punchy energy to this live album that was recorded in Italy. In recent months, I have found several excellent bands that have originated from Minnesota; this includes both contemporary bands like Remo Drive, and Hippo Campus, and other bands like Dillinger Four and Hüsker Dü. The concurrent theme being unique and solid punk bands stem from Minnesota, however I don’t know if there is a correlation. Uranium Club isn’t breaking any ground with this live album though.

Arcana Imperii is the first single from Ihsahn's new album Amr. Ihsahn is a metal legend, and he is well known for his work with Emperor.

This track is a weird mix of metal and it really reminds me of Opeth at times. The song is dark but has many clean parts that are melodic and even pleasant. There is also some synth in the track that adds a cool element that is not seen often in black metal.

27-year-old, singer-songwriter, actress, and dancer, Hayley Kiyoko is out with her debut album “Expectations”, released on March 30, and IT IS PERFECT. You may know her as Stevie from the Disney channel show Wizards of Waverly Place, Stella from the Disney channel original movie Lemonade Mouth, or Velma from the live-action Scooby Doo movie. Well now she’s all grown up and blonde! I was already a big fan of hers before I knew she was coming out with an album.

The Funkiest, Grooves to dig yourself into folks, Get in the groove, and the passage of time will be a transcendental experience for YOU, yes YOU! Really There is not much to say except for how groovy these songs are. They Emphasize four on the flour beats with Statements reminescent of SOULTRAIN, climb aboard baby. Really, the music is highly reminescent of that which the House Band for the Show SOUL TRAIN played, with an incredible RPM Twist.